This file is called Leedsetal2000readme.txt.  It is included with Leedsetal2000.xls (the accompanying data file) in Leedsetal2000.zip.  This file explains the variables included in Leedsetal2000.xls, an excel file that reports the coding of each case in the analysis presented in:

Leeds, Brett Ashley, Andrew G. Long, and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell.  2000. Re-Evaluating Alliance Reliability: Specific Threats, Specific Promises.  Journal of Conflict Resolution 44: 686-699.

All users of this data should cite the above article. 

Questions and comments regarding this dataset should be directed to:
Brett Ashley Leeds
Department of Political Science--MS 24
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892 USA
leeds@rice.edu

Further information regarding the ATOP project can be obtained at www.ruf.rice.edu/~leeds/atop.html.

ATOPID:  Alliance identification number from version 1.0 of the ATOP data (available at www.ruf.rice.edu/~leeds/atop.html).

WAR:  War number from the Correlates of War dataset

WARNAME:  From Correlates of War dataset

CFNA:  Casus foederis of alliance not met in war

NONAGG:  Alliance is nonaggression pact and allies did not fight one another in war.

CONSUL:  Alliance is consultation pact.

DNA:  Not a case of alliance performance in war by Leeds, Long, and Mitchell rules (combination of last three categories-- CFNA, NONAGG, CONSUL).

TOGETHER:  Allies fought together as promised.

NEUTRAL:  Ally remained neutral as promised.

SUPER:  Allies fought together despite only promising neutrality.

HONOR:  Alliance commitment honored when invoked by war  (combination of last three categories-- TOGETHER, NEUTRAL, SUPER).

AGSTDO:  Allies fought on opposite sides in the war despite having a relevant defense or offense pact.

DNPDO:  An ally did not participate in the war despite having committed to a defense or offense pact.

AGSTNN:  Allies fought on opposite sides in the war despite having a relevant neutrality or nonaggression pact.

VIOLATE:  Alliance commitment violated when invoked by war (combination of last three categories-- AGSTDO, DNPDO, AGSTNN).

SABHON:  According to the rules described in Sabrosky (1980), this case would be coded as an honored alliance commitment.

SABVIO:  According to the rules described in Sabrosky (1980), this case would be coded as a violated alliance commitment.

SABABS:  According to the rules described in Sabrosky (1980), this case would be coded as an abstention.